It appears there may be a large loss of live. Not funny.
In response to the many assumptions posted.....
"Strong winds tilted the 252-foot (76.8-meter) long corvette HTMS Sukhothai, allowing sea water to enter an exhaust pipe and subsequently shut down the ship’s electrical system, a Thai navy statement said".
"The 960-ton Sukhothai was built in the United States and commissioned into the Thai navy in 1987.
Carl Schuster, a retired US Navy captain, said the Thai crew faced a difficult situation on such an old ship.
“Once you lose power, you are in the dark and doing everything with portable diesel pumps and buckets,” he said.
“For a small, (almost) 40-year-old ship in heavy seas, the odds are against success in that case.”
CNN’s Teele Rebane contributed reporting.